In Memory of Bloody Thursday -- San Pedro CA
N 33° 44.308 W 118° 16.816
11S E 381405 N 3733894
This monument near the old Pepper Tree Saloon at a park located along Harbor Blvd at 7th Street in San Pedro
Waymark Code: WMQX8G
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2016
Views: 4
A plaque on a boulder near the old Beacon Street Fountain in San Pedro CA preserves an important moment in labor union history.
The sign reads as follows:
"IN MEMORY OF BLOODY THURSDAY
Prior to 1934, the Pepper Tree Saloon was one of many places where longshoremen and seamen were hired along the shore.
In that year, the first successful general strike in the United States was prompted to eliminate bad working conditions and wages.
Harry R Bridges was elected chairman of the Joint West Coast Maritime Strike Committee and later served 40 years as President of the Longshore Union.
Six workers were killed during the struggle up and down the coast. Thursday, July 5, 1934, became known as “Bloody Thursday” and each year work ceases on the Pacific coast in memory of the martyrs of the big strike."
Group that erected the marker: San Pedro Historical Society
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
S Harbor Blvd at 7th St
San Pedro, CA
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